Chapter 11: When there's something worth taking responsibility for, let go and do it (6)

  Peng Yuanda was both amused and worried. The dog was competing with Dali, and he couldn't be sure whether the dog would take out its anger on him if he went in at this time. Just then, a girl emerged from behind Dali and gave instructions to the dog: "Old Huang, stop barking," and then said to Peng Yuanda: "It's okay, you can come in, it only bites Dali, not others."

  Peng Yuan was half-believing and half-doubting, but he didn't dare to take risks himself. Da Li Zi also said: "Little Peng is fine coming in, this smelly dog has a grudge against me and won't bite others, it only bites me."

  The girl saw Peng Yuan's bold and fearful look at the door but didn't step forward, giggling non-stop: "Such a big man is still afraid of dogs, it's hilarious. Look at me, I'm not afraid." As she said that, she went out and hugged the dog, "Come in, coward."

  Peng Yuanda thought to himself: Your family's dog, of course you're not afraid. If I have the chance, I'll bring over the big wolf dog from the police dog squad and see if you're still not afraid. Thinking this, he stuck close to the wall and slipped in with extreme caution. The fierce big yellow dog gave him a sidelong glance, snorted disdainfully twice, and indeed didn't attack him. Peng Yuanda asked Dali curiously as they entered: "How did you provoke it? Why does it really only bite you and not others?"

  Da Lizi said: "That dog, on that day, was mounting a female dog and doing something bad. I happened to be delivering winter vegetables to Wang Dama, saw it and threw a stone at it. The female dog ran away in fright, ruining its good time. Since then, this guy has hated me. Every time I come, it bites me."

  The girl came in and asked Da Lizi: "Who is he?"

  Da Li Zi said: "This is Xiao Peng from the Public Security Bureau's special case group, you can call him Brother Peng. He has something to do with your mom, where is your mom?"

  The girl said: "My mom went to buy vegetables, she might be back soon, you guys wait for a while."

  Big Lee said: "It's almost dark, what vegetables are you buying?"

  The girl said: "Just looking at you is someone who doesn't manage a household and doesn't know the value of money, now is the time when buying vegetables is cheap."

  Da Lizi was chatting with the girl, and Peng Yuandai finally calmed down to take a closer look at her. The girl was wearing casual clothes, a flower-patterned cotton-padded jacket, with two patches on her elbows, and had two long braids, a round apple-like face that was rosy, two eyes that shone like the grapes of Turpan in Xinjiang, bright and black as oil, a small upturned nose like a newly ripe garlic head. When Peng Yuandai looked at the girl, two words popped into his mind: sweet, beautiful. Seeing Peng Yuandai staring at her, the girl smiled slightly, her eyes narrowed to crescent moons, her red lips parted, and her mouth corners rose slightly, her small mouth like a lotus flower. Her teeth were as white as pearls, with two small tiger-like teeth, giving her an innate playful and lively expression.

  At that moment, Peng Yuanda had a taste of being stunned. He wasn't unfamiliar with beautiful girls, but it was the first time he felt like this when meeting someone for the first time. A sweet girl like her had never happened to him before. Peng Yuanda was dumbfounded, so much so that when Da Lizi asked if they should wait for Wang Dama, he didn't even hear it. It wasn't until Da Lizi saw him staring at the girl that he remembered to introduce them: "This is Wang Dama's only daughter, Dong Xiaolan. Not big or small, you can call her Xiaolan or Lanlan."

  Xiaolan coldly asked Peng Yuanda: "Are you really a police officer?"

  Peng Yuanda finally came back to his senses, nodding repeatedly with a mix of panic and complacency: "That's right, I'm the police."

  Xiao Lan laughed again: "The police are afraid of dogs, so timid, if you encounter a bad guy, dare you catch him?"

  Peng Yuan was extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to explain, he wished that Da Lizi would become a bad person so he could catch him right away with actual actions and let this sweet girl see. But then he thought again, Da Lizi's body was a whole circle bigger than his own, relying on his small build even if he was really a bad person, he couldn't catch him. Thinking of this made him somewhat disheartened, he sighed in his heart and forgot to respond to the girl's words.

  Da Lizi scolded Xiaolan: "How can a little girl like you talk? As the saying goes, people should not be judged by their appearance, and the sea cannot be measured with a bucket. Being afraid of dogs is not equal to being afraid of bad people. Besides, this dog was raised by your family. If it weren't for your sake, I would have turned it into braised meat long ago."

  Xiao Lan was furious: "Big Li Zi, how can you be so cruel? If you dare to turn my family's old Huang into braised pork, I'll turn you into braised pork."

  Big Lee chuckled and said: "Old Huang turned into braised pork can be eaten, I turned into braised pork cannot be eaten, what a waste."

  Peng Yuanda stood by, watching Xiaolan and Dali Zi arguing, wanting to interrupt but unable to find the right words, silently waiting, yet afraid that the girl would look down on him. His heart felt like a nest of ants had been stuffed into it, all tangled and itchy, yet impossible to grasp. On this cold day, he suddenly broke out in a sweat. Fortunately, at this moment, Wang Dama returned.